Qiflo. Qigong classes, Conscious Dance Events & Expressive Arts Wellness Sessions

QiFlo® is a practice space centred on Zhineng Qigong, conscious dance, and expressive arts, run by Muriel Hofmann-Forster. The studio operates between Bath in the UK and Hong Kong, bringing these three interconnected practices to students seeking relief from stress, chronic fatigue, physical discomfort, or a growing sense of disconnection—as well as those pursuing greater creativity, resilience, or a more conscious way of living.

Zhineng Qigong classes are designed to support healing, release tension, and restore balance. The foundational Level 1 class teaches Lift Qi Up, Pour Qi Down, a 60-minute practice that guides universal life force energy into the body to restore balance and vitality through gentle movements, soft awareness, and guided visualization. This level helps regulate and strengthen energy flow, support the body's natural capacity for self-healing, calm the mind and ease stress, and build a strong foundation for deeper practice. Level 2, the Body and Mind Method, builds on Level 1 foundations and works with the energy already within you, mobilizing internal Qi, opening meridians, and strengthening mind-body integration over ten systematic steps. Level 3, the 5 Elements Unification Method, offers a deep internal journey to balance the body's energy, cleanse the organs, and harmonize emotions by working with the heart, lungs, liver, spleen, and kidneys. All classes are taught by an insured and qualified Zhineng Qigong Teacher.

Conscious Dance is a guided practice that trains the capacity to move intuitively with qi. Through sensory movement, conscious witnessing, and simple qi-informed structures, participants practise allowing movement to arise from internal energetic flow. This is currently offered as group practice.

Expressive Arts sessions bring together qigong, meditation, and creative self-expression in a shared setting, offering a reflective space to listen inwardly, attend to embodied experience, and allow meaning to take shape through creative self-expression and mindful presence. QiFlo® also offers two-hour workshops that blend all three practices, inviting participants to connect to qi, enter flow, and explore creative self-expression in a supportive group environment.

Muriel is a registered Creative Arts Therapist (ANZACATA), certified Zhineng Qigong Teacher, and performance artist who trained under Master Zhu Conghua in China and Simon Clarke in Bath. She holds a Master's degree in Expressive Arts Therapy from the University of Hong Kong, a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting from CalArts, and certifications in Health and Wellbeing Coaching, Mindfulness and Meditation Teaching, and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction from the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Her approach reflects a philosophy that meaningful transformation comes through developing the capacity to meet oneself with openness, curiosity, and compassion rather than through force or striving.

QiFlo® welcomes beginners and experienced practitioners alike. Classes are thoughtfully designed, carefully held and responsive to the people within them. Whether you attend a Zhineng Qigong class, conscious dance event, or expressive arts workshop, you can expect a gentle, sustainable approach in a safe environment where you can explore at your own pace.

Muriel Hofmann-Forster is a registered Creative Arts Therapist (ANZACATA), certified Zhineng Qigong Teacher trained under Master Zhu Conghua in China and Simon Clarke in Bath, and a performance artist. She holds a Master's degree in Expressive Arts Therapy (Distinction) from the University of Hong Kong and is insured to teach all three practices. Her training also includes Tai Chi Chuan Yang Style, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, and certifications in Health and Wellbeing Coaching and Mindfulness and Meditation Teaching.

Level 1 Zhineng Qigong is suitable for beginners; Level 2 is suitable for beginners who have practiced Level 1; Level 3 is suitable for practitioners with an established practice.